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Nathaniel M. Lacktman

Partner

Nathaniel (Nate) Lacktman is a partner and health care lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. He is the chair of the firm’s Telemedicine Industry Team and co-chair of the firm’s Digital Health Work Group. He advises health care providers and technology companies on business arrangements, compliance, and corporate matters, with particular attention to telehealth, digital health, and health innovation. His approach to practicing law emphasizes strategic counseling, creative business modeling, and fresh approaches to realize clients' ambitious and innovative goals. Mr. Lacktman is listed in 2013 – 2016 Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers, which says,

Clients are effusive in their praise, with one saying, 'I would describe Nate as the regulatory guidance expert.'

Mr. Lacktman is the chief legal counsel to the Telehealth Association of Florida and co-chairs the Telemedicine and eHealth Affinity Group of the American Health Lawyers Association. He serves on the Executive Committee of the American Telemedicine Association's Business & Finance SIG. Mr. Lacktman is a Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP).

Telemedicine, Telehealth, Virtual Care

Mr. Lacktman works with hospitals, health systems, providers and start-ups to build telemedicine arrangements across the United States and internationally. His practice emphasizes strategic counseling, creative business modeling, and fresh approaches to realize clients' ambitious and innovative goals. Representative matters include:

Represent provider group before Florida Department of Health on petition for declaratory statement regarding telemedicine arrangement.

Thought Leadership

Mr. Lacktman speaks and writes frequently on issues at the forefront of telehealth and is often quoted for his insight about legal and business developments in this area. He has helped write telemedicine policy letters and position statements with such organizations as the ATA and the American Heart Association. He has provided comments and policy input on telehealth to lawmakers, the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Congressional Research Service, state Medicaid Agencies, and state boards of medicine across several states. He has appeared in publications such as Inside Counsel, Buzzfeed, Politico, Modern Healthcare, Forbes, Fox News, Bloomberg, Reuters, and Information Week, among others. For a representative list of his publications and presentations, please click here.

Health Care Enforcement and Litigation

In the health care litigation and enforcement context, Mr. Lacktman has focused experience in matters involving enforcement actions by state and federal regulators, qui tam actions and the False Claims Act, internal investigations, ALJ hearings and reimbursement disputes, surveys and deficiencies, medical staff peer review, and long-term care. He has represented health care clients in state, federal and appellate courts, administrative hearings, mediations and arbitrations, including the following representative matters:

Education and Accolades

Prior to joining Foley & Lardner, Mr. Lacktman was a judicial extern for the Honorable Ronald S.W. Lew of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He was selected for inclusion to the Florida Super Lawyers® - Rising Stars lists (2013 - 2016).

Mr. Lacktman received his law degree from the University of Southern California School of Law, where he was an editor for the Hale Moot Court Honors Program. He is a graduate of the University of Florida (B.A., with honors), where he was a University of Florida Scholar, member of Golden Key National Honor Society, and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.

Community Involvement, Pro Bono and Professional Memberships

Mr. Lacktman is active in the community and is a member of the firm's Tampa pro bono committee. He is a board member of the Gulf Ridge Council Boy Scouts of America. He serves as a volunteer judge in the Teen Court juvenile diversion program through the Hillsborough County Courts, having first volunteered with the Sarasota Teen Court program over 20 years ago.

He is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA), the Health Law Section of the Florida Bar, Health Law Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association (ABA), and the American Telemedicine Association. Mr. Lacktman is admitted to practice in Florida and California, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th and 11th Circuits.